Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1587 |
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| Citation | Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites in British Columbia. 2008. Detailed Ecological Risk Assessment (DERA) in British Columbia Technical Guidance. Submitted to BC Ministry of Environment. |
| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.sabcs.chem.uvic.ca/DERA2008.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Detailedﾠecological riskﾠassessment (DERA) is aﾠprocess usedﾠtoﾠevaluateﾠtheﾠprobabilityﾠ andﾠ magnitudeﾠ of harm to nonﾭhuman organisms that is attributableﾠ to anthropogenicﾠ stressors. In Britishﾠ Columbia,ﾠ DERA canﾠ beﾠ appliedﾠ for a rangeﾠ of siteﾠ conditions (type, size, andﾠ complexity), regulatory drivers (rangingﾠfrom voluntary assessments toﾠ formal remedial orders), andﾠenvironmental conditions andﾠpathways. Theﾠpurposeﾠof this document is to provideﾠ technical guidance for practitionersﾠ of DERAs inﾠ British Columbia, inﾠsupport of theﾠprovincial process for assessment andﾠmanagement of contaminatedﾠsites. groundwater, water quality, chemical water quality |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | All |
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| Project status | complete |
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